Union rejects Rolls-Royce £2,000 living-cost bonus

A union representing Rolls-Royce workers has rejected the offer of a £2,000 one-off payment from the firm to help its staff with the rising cost of living.

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Of the 14,000 staff at Rolls-Royce who were eligible for the payment, 11,000 members are unionised.

Unite said the offer "falls far short of the real cost of living challenges which our members are experiencing".

But Rolls-Royce said the offer was "fair" and "a good deal" for staff.

The lump sum, which was intended for junior management and shop floor staff, was due to begin being rolled out in August, starting with the 3,000 non-unionised staff before being paid to the remaining 11,000 unionised workers.

Unite's regional secretary Paresh Patel said the union was still in negotiations with Rolls-Royce about the pay offer.

News of the offer emerged on Monday night, and was later confirmed by Rolls-Royce.

However, Unite said: "The fact that Rolls-Royce has made this announcement in the way that it has certainly in our view undermines the trade union and the negotiating position that should be between the employer and the unions on this matter."

Rolls-Royce had also offered workers a 4% increase in pay, back-dated to March. A Rolls-Royce spokesperson had told the BBC it would be "the highest annual pay rise for at least a decade" for its shop floor staff.

But Unite said it would also reject that offer of a 4% pay rise.